Composition of six figures in Medieval Dress (Scene from a Play), by Rossetti

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Composition of six figures in Medieval Dress (Scene from a Play). Rossetti, Dante Gabriel (British, 1828-1882). Graphite, pen and brown ink on paper, height 289 mm, width 289 mm, circa 1850.

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Accession Number: 2153
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/19.0
Focal length: 80
Camera: Hasselblad H4D-31
Photographer name: Andrew Norman
Image height: 1025 pixels
Image width: 1021 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop CS6 (Windows)
Filesize: 864.65kB
Exposure time: 1/125
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 19/1
Captured: 2017:09:06 13:55:16

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19th Century acting actor actors actress British School clothes clothing costume Dante Gabriel Rossetti drawing dress female Fitz_PDP graphite medievalism music musical instruments musician performance performer performing plays Pre-Raphaelite role Rossetti theatre theatrical

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